Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”

The Musical ‘West Side Story’ is Leonard Bernstein’s most popular stage work and contains songs that have achieved enormous popularity throughout the world. The first performance was in September 1957 in New York. Bernstein later prepared a suite of orchestral music from the show. This performance with the New York Philharmonic under the maestro and composer was recorded at the Jahrhunderthalle in Hoechst, Germany, in 1976.